MICROS Systems, Inc. a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, announced today that Wendy’s International, Inc. is deploying MICROS’s mymicros.net to collect, warehouse, and analyze transactional-level data from all company-owned stores. Mymicros.net will provide near real-time data collection and analysis from various point- of-sale (POS) systems installed in approximately 1,500 Wendy’s corporate locations.
“Wendy’s requires a comprehensive solution that transparently collects data from our corporate stores as well as from various existing POS systems in select franchise locations,” stated Rob Whittington, Senior Vice President and CIO, Wendy’s International, Inc. “Mymicros.net is able to aggregate and warehouse critical time-sensitive data and provide detailed sales analysis that is compatible with our current enterprise applications. Mymicros.net has already proven to be an extremely valuable tool at Baja Fresh and Cafe Express, and its scalability and flexibility make it a natural fit for Wendy’s operations and our existing corporate enterprise solutions.”
“Wendy’s International is a proven leader in the quick service industry and is recognized for using advanced technology to support its operations,” stated Paul Armstrong, Chief Technology Officer of MICROS Systems, Inc. “Mymicros.net provides Wendy’s with near real-time, actionable data that will allow it to improve Wendy’s operational efficiency and marketing analytics.”
Wendy’s International, Inc. is one of the world’s largest restaurant operating and franchising companies with more than 9,500 total system-wide restaurants and quality brands — Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers(R), Tim Hortons and Baja Fresh(R) Mexican Grill. The Company invested in two additional quality brands during 2002 — Cafe Express(TM) and Pasta Pomodoro(R).
MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 220,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 130 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 20,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point- of-sale and loss prevention products through its subsidiary Datavantage for more than 50,000 specialty retail stores worldwide.